Quiz 9

Question 1

Unlike Roman law, __________

Germanic law treated murder as a crime against the state.
Germanic law was based on Christian teachings.
Germanic law did not involve ordeals.
Germanic law sometimes required a person to compensate his or her victim.

Answer 1

Germanic law sometimes required a person to compensate his or her victim.

Question 2

The Vikings’ __________ helped them to attack inland.

love of adventure
sailing skills
specially designed ships
all of these answers

Answer 2

specially designed ships

Question 3

By gaining control of territory after war with English rulers,­­­­ __________ expanded the income of the French monarchy and increased its power.

Philip the Fair
Hugh Capet
Philip II Augustus
William of Nomandy

Answer 3

Philip II Augustus

Question 4

In feudal Europe, __________

lords did not have any responsibility toward their vassals.
leaders swore an oath of allegiance to the Pope.
lords relied mainly on foot soldiers dressed in coats of mail.
men who served a lord in a military capacity were known as vassals.

Answer 4

men who served a lord in a military capacity were known as vassals.

Question 5

During the early Crusades, __________

crusaders established states that depended on supplies from Italian cities.
crusaders established successful and independent crusader states.
the crusaders established a long-lasting presence in the East.
most crusaders perished at sea.

Answer 5

crusaders established states that depended on supplies from Italian cities.

Question 6

By expanding the power of the royal courts, King __________ enhanced the power of the English monarchy.

Edward
John
Henry II
Philip II Augustus

Answer 6

Henry II

Question 7

The first crusaders were motivated mostly by __________

a desire for adventure.
trading opportunities.
religious fervor.
opportunities to claim territory.

Answer 7

religious fervor.

Question 8

"Money for a man," the value of a person in money, depending on social status is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
  bishopric 
  schism 
  wergild 
  chivalry 
  fief

Answer 8

wergild

Question 9

At its height, the empire established by Charlemagne __________

included much of western and central Europe.
was larger than the empire created by Napoleon Bonaparte.
restored the Frankish kingdom to the size it was under Clovis.
included much of eastern Europe.

Answer 9

included much of western and central Europe.

Question 10

The separation between two great branches of Christianity that occurred when the Roman Pope Leo IX and the Byzantine patriarch Michael Cerularius excommunicated each other in 1054.

  bishopric 
  wergild 
  chivalry 
  schism 
  fief

Answer 10

schism

Question 11

Which of the following statements about Clovis is correct?

His sons enlarged the Frankish kingdom after his death.
He was the first Germanic ruler to convert to Christianity.
He ruled the Ostrogoth kingdom.
He formed the first Germanic state.

Answer 11

He was the first Germanic ruler to convert to Christianity.

Question 12

__________ influenced the development of the concept of chivalry.

The Catholic Church
Viking culture
Feudal warfare
Germanic law

Answer 12

The Catholic Church

Question 13

The Byzantine Empire was based on \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
  the Christian faith. 
  the absolute power of the emperor. 
  the Greek language. 
  All of these answers

Answer 13

All of these answers

Question 14

__________ used the monastic movement to convert the non-Christian peoples of Germanic Europe to Christianity.

Pepin
Clovis
Gregory I
Charlemagne

Answer 14

Gregory I

Question 15

Unlike other eastern and southern Slavic peoples, the __________ did not embrace the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Hungarians
Croats
Bulgarians
Serbs

Answer 15

Croats